Slum archaeology

[Witness]

Giant 3,000-year-old statue of Pharaoh Ramses II found buried in a Cairo slum is hailed as 'one of the most important discoveries ever'

Researchers from Egypt and Germany found the bust of the statue and the lower part of the head
They also found upper part of a life-sized limestone statue of Pharaoh Seti II, Ramses II's grandson
Discovery was made in the working class area of Matariya among unfinished buildings and mud roads
It shows the importance of the city of Heliopolis which was dedicated to worship of Ra - the sun god

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